Blossoms shot from our balcony as the light began to take on the golden hues of evening.
While many kinds of flowering trees are well past peak in the ‘hood, these are just hitting their stride — perhaps because of the species and because this tree is shaded from the sun by the tall cedears of Byrne Creek Ravine Park until past noon every day.
I’ve had the good fortune to come across hummingbirds several times a week recently on my rambles. Here’s one in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby.
Today’s birding treat was a Sandhill Crane at Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, BC.
It was nice to see native Western Painted Turtles at Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, today, amid all the invasive Red-eared Sliders.
Just a few mintues after we started our walk around Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, today, we came upon this Cooper’s Hawk.
It was calm, allowing us to get to within a few meters of it.
I spent a couple of hours at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE Burnaby this morning. In addition to my previous posts today featuring a Downy Woodpecker and a Rufous Hummingbird, here’s a collection of other birds I saw today.
Bald Eagles
House Finch male
House Finch female
Pine Siskin. These are the wee birds that have been suffering a salmonellosis outbreak around the BC lower mainland this year. Wildlife organizations asked people to take down bird feeders months ago to help prevent the spread of the disease, and AFAIK that advice still stands.
Yumi and I found a couple of dead ones earlier this year, so nice to see this one looking OK.
American Robin
Black-capped Chickadee
Green-winged Teal
I heard this Downy Woodpecker long before I finally spotted it.
Spotted this Rufuous Hummingbird near the east end of Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today.
There were a couple of Great Blue Herons fishing in Fraser Foreshore Park ponds and in the river this morning in SE Burnaby, BC.
It’s not even hump day yet, so this getting older coot shall share some photos of American Coots from Burnaby Lake yesterday.
I hope they help brighten your day!
I love these goofily adorable waterfowl with their clown feet 
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